Words

נָקָה H5352

Home gloss

be acquitted (niphal)

Instead of (KJV / RSV)

be clear / be free

Note

The release of the law-court (Exod 21:19; Prov 6:29); the piel "acquit" (Exod 34:7) is fixed when reached. נָקִי "clean" and נִקָּיוֹן "cleanness" share the root

Rulings

2

Occurrences (2)

Genesis 24

• 24:8 And if the woman is not willing to go after you, you shall be acquitted of this my oath; solely, my son—you shall not return him there."
• 24:41 Then you shall be acquitted of my imprecation, when you come to my clan; and if they do not give to you, you shall be clean of my imprecation.'